Janice C. Dabney has been named chief executive officer for Springs Memorial Hospital. Dabney, who has been an employee of the hospital since 1966 and served as assistant chief executive officer since 1983, brings experience and passion to her new role, hospital officials say.

She has served as interim CEO at several health-care facilities, including serving several stints as interim CEO of Springs Memorial Hospital.

A Mount Croghan man was arrested on a multitude of charges moments after leading police on a car chase through the streets of downtown Lancaster on Friday, Nov. 2.

Lancaster police officers arrested Khalfani Butler, 34, on charges of driving under suspension third offense, wrong way on a one way road, reckless driving, failure to stop for police, operating uninsured and resisting arrest, according to a Lancaster Police Department incident report.

The hottest item on this year’s general election ballot for Lancaster County voters wasn’t a political race at all but one of two ballot measures that despite the legalese boiled down to one simple question – should local restaurants be allowed to sell alcohol on Sunday?

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Sheriff Barry Faile celebrated with his family late Tuesday night as he was projected to win a second term in office.
According to unofficial results from the Lancaster County Election Commission at about 11 p.m., Faile was projected to win with 64.6 percent of the vote, which translates to 20,229 votes. His Republican challenger, Great Falls police officer Scott Case, trailed with 10,067 votes, which was 35.29 percent of the vote.

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Many people are familiar with the old saying that when one door closes, another door opens, but the expression took on a whole new meaning for Bill Allen on Monday.
Stationed at one of the Lancaster County Administration Building’s two main entrances, Allen watched a constant stream of voters file into the building, flinging open the doors every few seconds.

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Democrat Mandy Powers Norrell has won the S.C. House seat in District 44, which covers a large part of Lancaster County, defeating Republican petition candidate Joseph Coy and Republican candidate Ryan Payne.
According to unofficial results from the Lancaster County Election Commission at press time, Norrell won 57.4 percent of the vote with 7,758 votes, while Coy had 13.3 percent of the vote with 1,802 votes and Payne garnered 29.3 percent of the vote with 3,954 votes.